Friday-Sept. 22: Antietam's 150th

Kim Hairston, The Baltimore Sun

The sesquicentennial of the bloodiest single day of the American Civil War, the Battle of Antietam, will be commemorated by the National Park Service with a series of events through Sept. 22, and by the nearby town of Sharpsburg with its Heritage Festival Sept. 15-16. • Event information: 150th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam

The sesquicentennial of the bloodiest single day of the American Civil War, the Battle of Antietam, will be commemorated by the National Park Service with a series of events through Sept. 22, and by the nearby town of Sharpsburg with its Heritage Festival Sept. 15-16. • Event information: 150th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam (Kim Hairston, The Baltimore Sun)

The sesquicentennial of the bloodiest single day of the American Civil War, the Battle of Antietam, will be commemorated by the National Park Service with a series of events through Sept. 22, and by the nearby town of Sharpsburg with its Heritage Festival Sept. 15-16. • Event information: 150th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam